Review Fix Exclusive: Matt Boone Talks ‘Main Street Heaven’ And More

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By Patrick Hickey Jr.

Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter Matt Boone, who discusses Main Street Heaven, as well as his origin in music and goals for 2021.

Review Fix: How did you get involved in music?

Matt Boone: My dad bought my first guitar when I was 5 years old, then at the age of 8 my uncle taught me my first chords and I started to play.  Music has always been a part of my life and as a child I performed with dad and uncle along with their band often. 

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Boone: When writing I have to have personal motivation that brings me to write my feelings and thoughts down in words. Once I have that I just keep writing until I feel I have a finished product that can relate to many people.  Anything I do is fun, I love making music no matter what part of the work I am doing. 

Review Fix: What inspires you?

Boone: I am inspired by my supportive wife and my loyal fans. I have so much support when I release something new and it really keeps me going.

Review Fix: How was “Main Street Heaven” born?

Boone: It was born because of the loss of my father this past August. During the eternal celebration my aunt gave a sermon and she titled it “Main Street Heaven” because my dad lived on Main Street in West Tennessee, so his address now changed to Main Street Heaven. That stuck with me so I asked my aunt if I could use that as the title of my song.  

Review Fix: What makes it a special track for you?

Boone: This song was written for my dad that I lost suddenly this past year.  This song is the memories I had through my life with him and it has helped me a bit with finding peace.

Review Fix: What does music mean to you?

Boone: It has been a huge part of my life since I was about 5 years old.  It has always been a part of me and always will be. 

Review Fix: How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard you?

Boone: I would say I have a strong, crisp, southern voice. I have been told that I have a great voice for ballads. I generally sing modern country music. 

Review Fix: How are your live shows different from your studio work?

Boone: Live shows are always fun because you get that instant feedback from the audience.  The energy just helps drive your whole show.  There is no feeling like it really in the world especially connecting with all the people that come out to see my shows. 

Review Fix: What inspired your latest single?

Boone: “Main Street Heaven” was inspired by my father. 

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2021? 

Boone: I am going to continue to drive this current release forward, I will be recording a music video for the song and will be releasing that later in March, and I have another song that will be released this summer. I am hoping to be able to get back on the road to tour and continue to connect with my fans. 

Review Fix: What’s next?

Boone: The music video filming for “Main Street Heaven” is what is next along with getting back on the road to tour. 

Review Fix: Anything else you’d like to add? 

Boone: I hope everyone enjoys this project and my next.  Listeners can stream the song on Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Apple Music/iTunes, and everywhere music is streamed.  Everyone please follow me at www.mattboone.net, and these links to my social media outlets.

www.facebook.com/MattBoonemusic 

www.twitter.com/matthewboone03

www.instagram.com/mattboonemusic/

www.tiktok.com/@mattboone77

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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